Tag Archives: Anthony Gonnella

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BHS Dawgs Upperclass

Willie Padron – OF | COACH DID NOT PROVIDE ROSTER INFO10/18 – Compact and athletic, above average power to pullside, good routes to balls, above average arm, good runner, good first step quickness, hustles on and off the field
Alex Martinez – RHP | 6’1/175 | R/R | 2015 | Braddock HS
10/18 – Live arm, FB: 83-84mph with arm side run, consistently around the strikezone, effectively used curveball to keep hitters off balance

Flat line drive stroke built for hard contact up the middle – quick to zone with barrel – easy bat speed – almost inside out type path

Brandon Chinea

SS – R/R – 5-9/160 – 2016 – Florida Christian – FL

Advanced feel for hitting – applies hand eye coordination for barrel accuracy against quality stuff in live at bats – aggressive and attacking hitter – goes after good pitches to hit early in at bats – loud contact from center of barrel – surprising pop

Austin James

SS – R/R – 6-1/180 – 2016 – Bloomingdale HS – FL

Quick hands with excellent ability to deliver barrel to contact thru rotation of core – can impact the ball – hard line drives up the middle and the other way with leverage to the pull side – simple and repeatable stroke – aggressive approach in at bats

Anthony Gonnella

1B – L/R – 6-3/205 – 2016 – Riverview HS – FL

Simple easy and repeatable left handed stroke – short and quick to contact with strength thru contact – consistently drove line drives from gap to gap – projectable combo of hitting ability and raw power

Loose right handed stroke with ability to accelerate the barrel thru the hitting zone – hard line drives middle and oppo with ability to lift ball to pull side

Nick Wilhite

OF/LHP – L/L – 5-9/163 – 2016 – Buford HS – GA

Aggressive hitter with bat speed – whipped barrel thru zone with great life – line drives from gap to gap with makings of extra base pop – interesting combo of hit and power tools – more likely doubles and triples than HR type power

Jake Zarrello

C – L/R – 6-2/200 – 2016 – Westminster Christian HS – FL

Fluid and easy left handed stroke – went the other way with advanced feel and authority with wood bat – John Olerud (former ML player) type stroke

It looked like he was hitting a different ball than everyone else – not only did it jump off his barrel but it also carried amazingly well – path was flat thru the zone and he accelerated the barrel very well – power over hit but not the all or nothing type – he's got some feel for hitting

Carlos Cortes

2B/OF – L/R – 5-8/190 – 2016 – Oviedo HS – FL

Some lift in stroke but still able to generate backspin – standout power to pull side – ball really jumps off barrel

Anthony Gonnella

1B – L/R – 6-3/205 – 2016 – Riverview HS – FL

Short and simple stroke from a large framed left handed hitter – consistently found barrel – hard line drives from gap to gap – frequent application of power from barrel accuracy and short stroke – extra bases and RBI with leverage for HR also

Hernen Sardinas

OF – L/L – 6-2/205 – 2016 – Christopher Columbus HS – FL

Flat stroke with obvious present strength allows him to backspin balls with ease – swing angle fits strength very well

Andrew Belcik

1B/RHP – R/R – 6-2/218 – Eastlake HS – FL

Applied tremendous strength thru contact – overpowered the ball

Riley Hogan

3B – S/R – 6-3/190 – 2016 – Edgewater HS – FL

Clearly a hit over power type guy from both sides of the plate…BUT…he has a chance to grow into power – projectable physically at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds – will make enough quality contact from both sides to produce for extra bases

Austin James

SS – R/R – 6-1/180 – 2016 – Bloomingdale HS – FL

Hard line drives up the middle and the other way with ability to lift ball to pull side – applies speed and strength at contact thru excellent rotation of his core – aggressive hitter early in the count – ball exits wood bat with excellent life

Landon Silver

OF – R/R – 6-2/190 – 2016 – Westminster Christian – FL

With a stronger connection to the ground thru contact he could really open some eyes – projectable power

Mauro Conde

OF – R/R – 6-0/205 – 2016 – Laurel Springs – PR

Drove the ball with authority to right center field in batting practice – quickness in hands to pull good fastball with wood bat

Brandon Dorsey

3B – R/R – 6-1/195 – 2017 – Calvert Hall HS – MD

Quick to contact – got extended well thru contact – loose swing – created backspin with wood bat to pull side – has barrel accuracy and feel for hitting for power frequency – extra base hits and RBI more than HR?

Justin Farmer

OF – R/R – 6-0/188 – 2017 – Riverview HS – FL

Generates easy bat speed with long levers and projectable frame – loose and full move thru the zone – already jumps from good part of barrel – projectable hit & power combo

Easy and direct to the ball with quickness and control of body – sure handed with clean exchange and quick release – advanced defender with more substance than style

Gary Mattis

SS – R/R – 5-10/178 – 2016 – St. Thomas Aquinas – FL

Acrobatic infield defender with dynamic ability on the run and off balance – moves instinctually to cover ground and can finish plays – standout range – plays with style similar to Milton Ramos (2013 UA Game participant and NY Mets 3rd rounder in 2014)

Brandon Chinea

SS – R/R – 5-9/160 – Florida Christian – FL

Instinctual defender with ability to play the game at a very high speed – simple and precise actions without wasted motion – soft and sure hands – excellent body control

Joe Skinner

3B – L/R – 6-2/190 – Bishop Moore HS – FL

Brings middle of the field athleticism to a corner position at 3B – moves easily with excellent body control – soft hands – low effort defender – versatile enough to play OF as well

got FB in to both LHH and RHH – control more than command this outing – more feel for secondary stuff likely when at full strength – hadn't thrown much prior to this outing – signs of advanced 3 pitch mix